Here is the mini-session analysis for the second test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Basin Reserve, WellingtonA mini-session is (normally) half a session, either between the start of the session and the drinks break or the drinks break and the end of the session. Occasionally a long session will have 3 mini-sessions where it will be broken up with 2 drinks breaks.
| Mini-Session | Score | Winner |
| 1-1a | New Zealand 40/1 off 13 | draw |
| 1-1b | New Zealand 53/1 off 12 | New Zealand |
| 1-2a | New Zealand 68/2 off 13 | draw |
| 1-2b | New Zealand 31/3 off 11 | Sri Lanka |
| 1-3a | New Zealand 29/3 off 6.1 | New Zealand |
| Sri Lanka 29/3 off 13.2 | ||
| 1-3b | Sri Lanka 49/2 off 12.2 | New Zealand |
| 2-1a | Sri Lanka 39/0 off 15.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 2-1b | Sri Lanka 42/0 off 13 | Sri Lanka |
| 2-2a | Sri Lanka 49/1 off 16 | draw |
| 2-2b | Sri Lanka 72/1 off 13 | Sri Lanka |
| 2-3a | Sri Lanka 53/1 off 13 | Sri Lanka |
| 2-3b | Sri Lanka 23/2 off 6.1 | Sri Lanka |
| New Zealand 22/0 off 11 | ||
| 3-1a | New Zealand 51/0 off 14 | New Zealand |
| 3-1b | New Zealand 23/3 off 14 | Sri Lanka |
| 3-2a | New Zealand 47/1 off 15 | Sri Lanka |
| 3-2b | New Zealand 40/1 off 13 | Sri Lanka |
| 3-3a | New Zealand 48/0 off 18 | New Zealand |
| 3-3b | New Zealand 22/0 off 16 | draw |
| 4-1a | New Zealand 24/0 off 11.1 | New Zealand |
| 4-1b | New Zealand 48/0 off 15.5 | New Zealand |
| 4-2a | New Zealand 59/0 off 15 | New Zealand |
| 4-2b | New Zealand 61/0 off 14 | New Zealand |
| 4-3a | New Zealand 79/0 off 15 | New Zealand |
| 4-3b | Sri Lanka 45/1 off 17 | New Zealand |
| 5-1a | Sri Lanka 28/2 off 13 | New Zealand |
| 5-1b | Sri Lanka 37/2 off 12.3 | New Zealand |
| 5-2a | Sri Lanka 30/1 off 15.3 | New Zealand |
| 5-2b | Sri Lanka 56/4 off 14.4 | New Zealand |
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New Zealand win the mini-session count 17 - 11
First drinks, Day 1: The mini-session count is tied up, 0.5-0.5
Another match, another lost toss from Brendon McCullum. In the last 8 tests in New Zealand, he's lost the toss 7 times. - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 1: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 1.5-0.5
Sri Lanka are just bowling too short. If you win the toss, and chose to bowl on a green pitch, you need to give yourself a chance to take wickets by bowling at least one full delivery per over. - Mykuhl
Middle drinks, Day 1: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 2-1
That's more like it. Sri Lanka have started to pitch the ball up, and they have started to create some pressure. It's also resulted in some runs, but Sri Lanka are making a lot more of the conditions now. - Mykuhl
Tea, Day 1: The mini-session count is tied up, 2-2
Great bowling. Sri Lanka have New Zealand on the ropes here. - Mykuhl
Final drinks, Day 1: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 3-2
A couple of freak dismissals welcomed Bracewell back to test cricket. - Mykuhl
Stumps, Day 1: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 4-2
Boult managed to get the ball to beat Sangakkara's bat quite often, but the scorebook doesn't record how many times a player missed the ball. At the other end, Southee bowled a cracking delivery to dismiss Mathews before Bracewell produced his best ball of the day to remove Jayawardene, who was strangely sent in before Chandimal. - Mykuhl
First drinks, Day 2: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 4-3
A few nervous moments for the batsmen, but they made it through. The battle between Sangakkara and Boult is absolutely tantalising. - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 2: The mini-session count is tied up, 4-4
Sangakkara and Chandimal managed to bat out the session. Sri Lanka are right back in this now. The wind has swung round and there's no cloud cover. That seems to make a big difference to how many wickest fall in Wellington. - Mykuhl
Middle drinks, Day 2: The mini-session count is tied up, 4.5-4.5
Until Neesham took a wicket with what became the last over before drinks; that was Sri Lanka's hour. - Mykuhl
Change of Innings, Day 2: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 5.5-4.5
3 overs with the new ball has seen an increase in the scoring rate, but no wickets. Sri Lanka now lead by 59 handy runs. New Zealand will want to wrap up the tail quickly - Mykuhl
Final drinks, Day 2: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 6.5-4.5
Another hour with only 13 overs and one wicket. Sri Lanka's lead is now over 100. Sangakkara is giving a masterclass. - Mykuhl
Stumps, Day 2: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 7.5-4.5
Sangakkara is the master of batting with the tail. When Chandimal got out he had 93 off 181 balls. He faced another 125 balls before being dismissed, while the batsmen at the other end faced a combined 68 balls. He scored 112 more runs, while the others only managed 31. It was a lesson in how it's supposed to be done. They've created a big lead. It's hard to see New Zealand coming back from this, although they managed to save a game from a similar position at this ground last year. - Mykuhl
First drinks, Day 3: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 7.5-5.5
New Zealand win an hour! Rutherford looked less fluent than he has recently, but this might have been simply because he is trying to limit his game. It seems to be working. - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 3: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 8.5-5.5
And it's back to Sri Lanka dominating. Very ominous signs for New Zealand with Herath getting a ball to bamboozle Taylor. Both openers were dismissed by good deliveries from Nuwan Pradeep, who is bowling really well. - Mykuhl
Middle drinks, Day 3: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 9.5-5.5
McCullum fell just before New Zealand achieved parity, but Neesham is looking particularly solid. Williamson was given a life by Herath, which may well cost Sri Lanka. - Mykuhl
Tea, Day 3: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 10.5-5.5
Neesham fell to a good ball from Pradeep who is continuing to impress. In some ways this is set up for Watling, who seems to thrive when the situation gets difficult. - Mykuhl
Final drinks, Day 3: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 10.5-6.5
An hour without a wicket. Only the 4th in the 17 hours of this match so far. This game is likely to make it to day 4 now, which didn't seem likely an hour ago. Williamson was dropped again, just before the new ball. Having a tail ender to bowl at with the new ball would have been a huge advantage for Sri Lanka. - Mykuhl
Stumps, Day 3: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 11-7
For some reason Mathews decided against bowling Nuwan Pradeep with the new ball. That decision may not be one he looks back on with fondness. Only two overs for Pradeep in that hour, despite there being a new ball and him being clearly the most incisive bowler. New Zealand might now be sniffing a victory. - Mykuhl
First drinks, Day 4: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 11-8
A slow hour of cricket. No boundaries, no wickets, no chances. Only 11 overs bowled with lots of talk about the state of the ball. - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 4: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 11-9
Sri Lanka put down Wating again. This time Jayawardene was the culprit. This is a partnership that has tipped the balance back to New Zealand. A couple of quick wickets and Sri Lanka would still back themselves to win, but New Zealand are moving into a position of strength. - Mykuhl
Middle drinks, Day 4: Sri Lanka lead the mini-session count 11-10
There was a clear increase in intent by the New Zealand batsmen in this hour. They may be setting up for a tea time declaration. The lead is close to 250, and the partnership is now over 200. New Zealand have now had 6 double century partnerships, and 3 of them have featured BJ Watling. - Mykuhl
Tea, Day 4: The mini-session count is tied up, 11-11
Another hour for New Zealand. This partnership is starting to get relentless. - Mykuhl
Final drinks, Day 4: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 12-11
A fantastic partnership comes to an artificial but somewhat fitting end through a declaration. Sri Lanka now have 107 overs to survive. Surely the target of 390 is not an option. - Mykuhl
Stumps, Day 4: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 13-11
The Sri Lankan openers did very well to see off a testing spell from Boult, Southee and Bracewell before Karunaratne threw away his wicket to a nothing delivery from Mark Craig. - Mykuhl
First drinks, Day 5: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 14-11
There is one clear talking point from this hour. Sangakkara c Watling b Boult. There was a very small mark on the hot spot and a very small signal on the snicko, and that was enough evidence for Bruce Oxenford to overturn the decision. Not everyone was as convinced that the evidence was strong enough. It extends Boult's run of success against Sangakkara. He's now dismissed him 4 times for a total of 67 runs in 4 tests (average of 19.75). - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 5: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 15-11
Bracewell bowled really well in this hour. He has probably done enough to get himself another run in the next test. Mathews was dismissed in a similar way in both innings, it looks like a plan came to fruition. - Mykuhl
Middle drinks, Day 5: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 16-11
Out of nowhere Jayawardene hit the ball to Williamson and he didn't drop it. Otherwise it was a fairly uneventful hour. - Mykuhl
End of match: New Zealand win the mini-session count 17-11
And it's over. New Zealand have completed a comprehensive win that looked very unlikely at tea on day 3. Williamson is a deserved man of the match. - Mykuhl
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